Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true; Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true; Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Love is never _____ of waiting; love ___ kind; love has ___ envy; love has ___ high opinion of ______, love has no _____; Love's ways are ____ fair, it takes ___ thought for itself; ___ is not quickly ____ angry, it takes ___ account of evil; ___ takes no pleasure ___ wrongdoing, but has ___ in what is ____; Love has the _____ of undergoing all ______, having faith in ___ things, hoping all ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Love ___ _____ tired ___ ______; love ___ ____; love ___ ___ envy; ____ ___ no ____ ______ of ______, ____ has ___ _____; Love's ____ ___ ever ____, ___ takes ___ ______ for ______; ___ is ___ ______ made _____, ___ takes ___ ______ of ____; ___ takes ___ ______ in ______, ___ has ___ ___ what ___ ____; Love ___ ___ power ___ ______ all ______, ______ faith ___ ___ things, ______ ___ things.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.L i n t o w; l i k; l h n e; l h n h o o i, l h n p; L w a e f, i t n t f i; i i n q m a, i t n a o e; I t n p i w, b h j i w i t; L h t p o u a t, h f i a t, h a t.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
